Causes of Loss

Insurance Period

Coverage begins at transplanting and ends at the earlier of: 1) Total destruction of the tobacco on the unit, 2) Removal of the tobacco from the unit where grown, except for curing, grading, and packing, 3) Abandonment of the crop on the unit, 4) Final adjustment of the loss on the unit, or 5) April 30.

Reporting Requirements

Acreage Report— An acreage report is due to your agent no later than July 15 for all your tobacco acreage in the county, by type.

Production Report— A production report for the previous crop year is due to your agent before April 30. A yield will be assigned if this information is not timely provided.

Basic Unit

A basic unit is all insurable acreage of an insurable type of tobacco in the county in which you have a share on the date of planting for the crop year and that is identified by a single Farm Service Agency farm serial number at the time insurance first attaches under these provisions for the crop year.